[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3094 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3094

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to convey to the city of 
     Murfreesboro, Tennessee, certain real property located at the 
    Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Murfreesboro, 
                               Tennessee.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 18, 1999

  Mr. Gordon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to convey to the city of 
     Murfreesboro, Tennessee, certain real property located at the 
    Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Murfreesboro, 
                               Tennessee.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY AT VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL 
              CENTER, MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE.

    (a) Authority To Convey.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c) and 
notwithstanding section 8122(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs may convey to the city of Murfreesboro, 
Tennessee (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ``City''), 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 
of real property (including any improvements thereon) consisting of 
approximately 165 acres and comprising a portion of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs medical center located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
    (b) Consideration for Conveyance.--(1) As consideration for the 
conveyance under subsection (a), the City shall agree to provide fire 
suppression services to the medical center during a period of time to 
be determined by the Secretary and the City in accordance with 
paragraph (2). If at any time after the conveyance under subsection (a) 
and before the end of that period of time, the City suspends or 
terminates the provision of fire suppression services to the medical 
center, all right, title, and interest in and to the property conveyed 
(including any improvements thereon) shall revert to the United States 
and the United States shall have the right of immediate entry onto the 
property.
    (2) The period of time to be determined for the purposes of 
paragraph (1) is the period over which the value of fire suppression 
services provided by the City to the medical center (based on an annual 
rate agreed upon by the Secretary and the City) is equivalent to the 
fair market value of the property conveyed, determined as of the time 
of the conveyance.
    (c) Limitation on Use of Land.--The conveyance under subsection (a) 
shall be made subject to a condition that the real property conveyed be 
used for public purposes only. If the Secretary determines at any time 
that any part of the real property conveyed is not being used for 
public purposes, all right, title, and interest in and to the property 
conveyed (including any improvements thereon) shall revert to the 
United States and the United States shall have the right of immediate 
entry onto the property.
    (d) Legal Description.--The exact acreage and legal description of 
the real property to be conveyed shall be determined by surveys that 
are satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of any such survey shall be 
borne by the City.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance 
under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States.
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